Screenshot: Sunrise/Crunchyroll In an increasingly perilous streaming and digital media landscape—where content is as quick to vanish into the ether as it is spread out across myriad services—Crunchyroll’s recent announcement it was entirely subsuming Funimation three years after it merged with its largest anime streaming rival by raising prices and wiping out digital libraries from … Read more
Image: Funimation/Studio Bones Come April 2, Funimation is going the way of the dodo. Earlier in the week, Sony revealed it’ll be sunsetting Funimation’s app and website in order to unify both it and Crunchyroll…something the company first revealed all the way back in 2022. Lamar Johnson Loves Beyblades and Pokemon When Funimation was folded … Read more
The last major ad-free streaming service is going away. Starting Jan. 29th, Amazon users will start seeing advertisements appear on movies and TV shows for Prime Video, according to an email sent to subscribers on Tuesday. To keep Prime Video ad-free, you’ll need to pay an additional $3 a month, on top of the $139 … Read more
Image: Crunchyroll Along with being one of the biggest platforms to watch anime, Crunchyroll is also a hub to read manga on your phone or computer. While not as big as say, Shonen Jump, it’s managed to stick around for a little over a decade…which makes it tragic irony to reveal that the service is … Read more
Image: Crunchyroll Netflix is doing its best to lure its customers into exploring its gaming options, and now another streamer—one that’s perhaps better angled for this purpose—is trying the same: anime hotspot Crunchyroll. Starting today, members of the Mega Fan ($9.99/month) and Ultimate Fan ($14.99/month) tiers can access free games on mobile via the Crunchyroll … Read more
Image: Crunchyroll Crunchyroll very recently announced a linear channel—and now, the self-described “ultimate home for anime worldwide” has announced yet another convenient way to bring its programming to your eyeballs. As of today in the U.S., Crunchyroll is now available as a Prime Video Channel. Johnny Knoxville Loved Collectibles | First Fandoms If you live … Read more
Since 1987, Right Stuf has been a reliable way for those who don’t live in Japan to purchase anime. In 2022, it was acquired by Sony, after which it became part of Crunchyroll while still operating as its own thing. But starting next month, Right Stuf will be no more as it becomes fully integrated … Read more